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Even as their residents succumbed to the coronavirus, nursing homes in Colorado hit with out…
He also ordered all nursing homes to develop COVID-19 screening protocols for visitors and put in place long-term isolation plans in the event of a positive case.
“We need to really up our game in practice in all of the senior care facilities across our state,” Polis said during a news conference at the time.
But a review of federal data shows deaths continued to spike among nursing home residents in Colorado despite the governor’s steps to address the problem. Deaths in Colorado nursing homes increased dramatically in the fall and winter, and by December, Colorado had the highest weekly coronavirus death rate among nursing home residents in the country, about twice the national average.
Even as their residents succumbed to the coronavirus, nursing homes in Colorado hit with out…
He also ordered all nursing homes to develop COVID-19 screening protocols for visitors and put in place long-term isolation plans in the event of a positive case.
“We need to really up our game in practice in all of the senior care facilities across our state,” Polis said during a news conference at the time.
But a review of federal data shows deaths continued to spike among nursing home residents in Colorado despite the governor’s steps to address the problem. Deaths in Colorado nursing homes increased dramatically in the fall and winter, and by December, Colorado had the highest weekly coronavirus death rate among nursing home residents in the country, about twice the national average.
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